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Beauty tames beast of HIV stigma.
Byline: Laurie Goering
Feb. 28--GABORONE, Botswana -- Five years ago, when Cynthia Leshomo discovered she was HIV-positive, she swallowed a bottle of the anti-retroviral pills prescribed for her and slipped into a coma for two days.
"I thought I was cursed, a black sheep in the family," said the young business school graduate, who had an AIDS-related tumor in her stomach and whose weight had slipped to a skeletal 75 pounds. "I thought, 'Why me?' I couldn't face the stigma."
On Saturday night, however, a now happy and beautiful Leshomo showed off just how far she -- and Botswana -- have come in combating that same stigma, sashaying away with a bouquet of flowers, a scholarship and a prestigious new title: Miss HIV Stigma Free.
"I'm here to empower people," said the beaming 32-year-old in an orange-and-white evening gown, as she accepted a crown of flowers and kisses from admirers at Gaborone's convention center, home to the world's first beauty pageant for HIV-positive women.…
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